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Storyteller Robert Lewis

Cherokee storyteller Robert Lewis travels the country to share ancient creation myths.

Aired 11/19/2010 | Rating NR

WSIU InFocus

Storyteller Robert Lewis

Special | 27m 28s

Cherokee storyteller Robert Lewis travels the country to share ancient creation myths.

Cherokee storyteller Robert Lewis shares ancient creation myths and other stories that he has collected from the rich oral traditions of our native peoples. During a visit to Southern Illinois, Lewis gained new insights of his own into a story that is deeply personal to the Cherokee people who were forced out of their ancestral homelands on what is now called the Trail of Tears.

Aired 11/19/2010 | Rating NR

WSIU InFocus is a local public television program presented by WSIU

WSIU InFocus

Storyteller Robert Lewis

Special | 27m 28s

Cherokee storyteller Robert Lewis shares ancient creation myths and other stories that he has collected from the rich oral traditions of our native peoples. During a visit to Southern Illinois, Lewis gained new insights of his own into a story that is deeply personal to the Cherokee people who were forced out of their ancestral homelands on what is now called the Trail of Tears.

Aired 11/19/2010 | Rating NR

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